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BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Materiel Management
  • Productivity and Profitability
DEF

Characteristic of a product, service or process that is compatible with its previous version.

OBS

backward compatibility: term and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
  • Productivité et rentabilité
DEF

Caractéristique d'un produit, d'un service ou d'un procédé qui peut fonctionner avec la version antérieure du même produit, service ou procédé.

OBS

En français on préciserait probablement l'objet de la compatibilité, p. ex. compatibilité avec la version antérieure [...], avec le modèle antérieur [...].

OBS

compatibilité : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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